diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0db85ceea8c..a39a54ba5e5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ YQ_VER := v4.14.2
 YQ_BIN := yq
 YQ :=  $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/$(YQ_BIN)-$(YQ_VER)
 
-KIND_VER := v0.20.0
+KIND_VER := v0.21.0
 KIND_BIN := kind
 KIND :=  $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/$(KIND_BIN)-$(KIND_VER)
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 57a885a82ae..3d0060f3f7e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.6.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.6.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.3
-	sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.20.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.21.0
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index caa8fd9055c..e0b599856fe 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1008,8 +1008,8 @@ sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.3 h1:2TuvuokmfXvDUamSx1SuAOO3eTyye+47mJCigw
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.3/go.mod h1:j7bialYoSn142nv9sCOJmQgDXQXxnroFU4VnX/brVJ0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
-sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.20.0 h1:f0sc3v9mQbGnjBUaqSFST1dwIuiikKVGgoTwpoP33a8=
-sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.20.0/go.mod h1:aBlbxg08cauDgZ612shr017/rZwqd7AS563FvpWKPVs=
+sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.21.0 h1:QgkVrW35dMXNLkWlUkq2uFQNQbPLr0Z6RgRH5P/NzZU=
+sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.21.0/go.mod h1:aBlbxg08cauDgZ612shr017/rZwqd7AS563FvpWKPVs=
 sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.13.5-0.20230601165947-6ce0bf390ce3 h1:XX3Ajgzov2RKUdc5jW3t5jwY7Bo7dcRm+tFxT+NfgY0=
 sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.13.5-0.20230601165947-6ce0bf390ce3/go.mod h1:9n16EZKMhXBNSiUC5kSdFQJkdH3zbxS/JoO619G1VAY=
 sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml v0.14.3-0.20230601165947-6ce0bf390ce3 h1:W6cLQc5pnqM7vh3b7HvGNfXrJ/xL6BDMS0v1V/HHg5U=